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Area Girls Basketball:

WADENA —Emily Miron of Wadena-Deer Creek scored 26 points, surpassing the 1,000-point mark for her career, as the Wolverines defeated the Park Rapids Panthers 57-19 in a Mid-State Conference game Thursday.

Miron also pulled down 12 rebounds and Avery Jackson added 10 points for the Wolverines.

PLYMOUTH — Emily Beltran produced 11 assists and 10 points to help the Lake Region Christian Hornets to a 45-27 victory over Grace Christian on Thursday in the first round of the Minnesota Association of Christian Schools state tournament.

Bethany Cressman tallied 15 points and seven rebounds and Marlee Moore secured 12 points and six rebounds for the Hornets

WALKER — Tatum Sheley led all scorers with 18 points and the Pine River-Backus Tigers ended the regular season by winning the Northwoods Conference title with a 60-45 defeat of the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves.

STAPLES — Class 2A’s eighth-ranked Staples-Motley Cardinals received 18 points from Kelly Pearson as they closed the regular season with a 76-49 win over the Nevis Tigers in a non-conference game Thursday night.

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